Fishing lure



June 8, 1948. A, F, STEIN l 2,442,866

FISHING LURE Filed Feb. 1, 1946r l M [IVI l j /7451' ze #l 99 INVENTO 62 @eer F.' 522m/ WW @MM Patented june 8, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING LURE Albert F. Stein, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application February 1, 1946, Serial No. 644,963

2 Claims. 1 This invention relates to improvements in iishing lures, and more particularly to a novel lure having a pair of spring pressed hooks.

An object of the invention is to provide a device l of the type which will con-tain a pair of hooks folded therein and have the conventional appearance of a fishing lure and which when taken by a sh will allow the hooks to spring outwardly of the lure body.

Another object of the invention is to provide spring .pressed hooks in a device of the type so disposed that they will catch into the upper and lower parts of the mouth of the sh for secure retention of the latter.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a fishing lure embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the lure showing the hooks in projected position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the lure partly in elevation and partly in section.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the lure.

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the hook and cam construction.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral I refers to the device generally, comprising a slotted body portion I I, and a slotted cover member I2, pivoted for limited movement at I3, and having the depressor pin I4.

An axle I journals the circular cams IS and I1 in which are fixed the fish-hooks I8 and I9, so disposed that on proper movement of the cams I6 and I'I said fish-hooks will protrude at about 180 degrees through the slots in body I I and cover I2. Each cam I6 and I'I has a single tooth engageable by the pivoted, spring-pressed detent 20. The teeth 2| and 22 are opposed, and the cams I6 and Il are provided with coil springs 23 and 24 connecting them with the body portion I I in such a manner that the tension of the springs 23 and 24 will urge the vcams in opposite directions. Levers 25 and 2B are provided for manually turning the cams I6 and I1 against the tension of the springs 23 and 24 to withdraw hooks I8 and I9 into the slotted members II and I2 in parallel alignment therein, and at this position of the hooks and cams, the pivoted detent 21 engages the cam teeth 2| and 22. When the hooks I8 and I9 are positioned within the body of the lure, the levers 25 and 26 are accommodated by the 2 indentation 30 in member I2 at the top thereof, and the indentation 3| in member II.

The position of these members is thus held until a fish seizes the lure I0, compressing the cover member I2 against the body portion II, whereupon the depressor pin I4 impinges against the detent lever 21 withdrawing said detent from the cam teeth 2| and 22, causing the hooks I8 and I9 under the tension of coil springs 23 and 24 to iiy out to a position approximately rectangularly to the lure I9. If the sh has seized the lure While the former is vertically poised, the hooks will engage in the upper and lower jaws of the iish.

It will be understood that the device is capable of many modiications in structure and design, without departing from the spirit of the invention, within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a body portion, an axle fixed in said body portion, a pair of cams freely mounted o-n said axle, a hook on each cam member, a coil spring fastened to each cam member on opposed sides thereof respectively, a detent for releasably securing said cams against the tension of said coil springs whereby said hooks are held within said body, and means on said body adapted to be compressed ,for the release of said detent.

2. A device of the character described including a longitudinally slotted body, a cover member pivoted thereto for limited movement and having a longitudinal slot therein, a, pair of circular cams mounted rotatably in said body, opposed iishhooks xed one in each cam, spring means on said cams, a detent for releasably securing both cams with the hooks within the body, and means for releasing said detent by inward movement of said cover member.

ALBERT F. STEIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,012,528 Doose Dec. 19, 1911 1,507,344 Deering Sept. 2, 1924 2,200,670 Hargrett May 14, 1940 

